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5 questions to consider about agile capacity planning

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How canary releases enable continuous deployment

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3 reasons devops must integrate agile and ITSM tools

Automation and integration are key for companies hoping to modernize dev, ops, and security workflows.

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5 devops use cases for developing with feature flags

Feature flags boost integrations with analytics, provide feature controls to product owners, and improve app rollouts.

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Convincing agile product owners to prioritize technical debt

Technical debt often negatively impacts business outcomes. Find a way for the IT and business teams to both meet their objectives.

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Tips for agile and devops teams in a hybrid work model

When teams are split between home and office, establishing some ground rules will keep projects moving efficiently.

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What is cloud-native? The modern way to develop software

Cloud-native computing takes advantage of many modern software development techniques including microservices, containers, CI/CD, agile methodologies, and devops.

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Smart Go: Why Go binaries are so large (and what you can do about it)

Why are Go program binaries so large, compared to similar programs written in other languages like C or C++? In this video we'll go into the details of why Go binaries are the sizes they are, and what you can do about it -- that is,...

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How SLOs and error budgets improve app reliability

These practical tools help devops teams balance operational issues and the pursuit of perfection.

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Are your agile and devops processes good enough?

See how your team compares to other companies using agile and devops effectively.

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3 good ways to validate APIs

IFTTT platforms, TDD methodologies, and integration platforms make life easier for developers seeking to prototype and test their own APIs or understand the APIs of third parties.

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When to incorporate design thinking in scrum

Integrating design principles into the development process improves customer and user experiences.

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3 usability standards for web and mobile applications

Create applications that delight people with disabilities, customers in other countries, and real-world users.

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Knowledge management for agile and devops teams

Developers may come and go, but good documentation lasts forever—and is valuable to many different audiences.

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16 technology winners and losers, post-COVID

The coronavirus crisis has shaken up business as usual, with some IT strategies and tools rising to the occasion and others in line for a rethink or tough recovery post-pandemic.

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The future of work: Coming sooner than you think

What will your worklife be like years from now? Today's work-from-home world has given us a glimpse of the future, as these five articles from CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World illustrate.

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How to measure developer productivity — and how not to

If you’re using software development productivity metrics to evaluate developer performance, then you’re doing it wrong. For best results, tie them to business outcomes.

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How to mandate agility in software development, operations, and data science

Spoiler alert! The honest answer is that you can’t mandate agility, but you can achieve it through consensus by focusing on the benefits.

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How agile development teams use value streams

Value stream mapping can help IT align projects with business impact and set priorities.

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5 signs your agile development process must change

Shallow backlogs, missed commitments, low morale, and defects may indicate your agile process needs more than a few minor tweaks.

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